(of an object, typically a wooden one)make a harsh high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied
（常指木制品被搬动、受压或受力时）嘎吱嘎吱作响
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the stairs creaked as she went up them 她上楼时楼梯发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音
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[with complement]
the garden gate creaked open .花园门吱呀一声打开了。
〈喻〉 （因过劳或紧张）显得虚弱（或脆弱）
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the system started to creak .系统开始显得老旧了。
a harsh scraping or squeaking sound
嘎吱嘎吱的响声
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the creak of a floorboard broke the silence .地板发出的嘎吱嘎吱声打破了沉寂。
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creakv.嘎吱嘎吱作响；显得虚弱
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breakv.打破；打断；违反；不执行；压垮；变化；进入新状态；突然传开
" Middle English （as a verb in the sense ‘croak’）：imitative."